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Asus VivoTab RT
Wi-Fi Only 32 GB| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 59.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Asus |
| Android 4.0 | Windows RT |
| 2012-09-06 | 2012-06-04 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 10.33 x 6.73 x 0.33 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 18.87 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super IPS+ LCD |
| 254 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (750 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | ULP GeForce @ 520 MHz GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| -- | SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus VivoTab RT is a bit better than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, with a 59.4 score against 54.1. Asus VivoTab RT has Windows RT operating system, and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE works with Android 4.0 operating system. Although Asus VivoTab RT and the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE were released with only 3 months difference, Asus VivoTab RT is just a little bit lighter and just a little thinner.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE features a sharper screen than Asus VivoTab RT, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a lot better display pixel density. Asus VivoTab RT counts with as much memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE one, both have exactly the same internal storage capacity.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a bit faster processing unit than Asus VivoTab RT, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processor. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE and the Asus VivoTab RT both feature extremely similar battery performance.
Asus VivoTab RT takes much clearer videos and photos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Asus VivoTab RT is also very cheap compared to the other tablets, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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